diff --git a/usr.bin/awk/Makefile b/usr.bin/awk/Makefile
index 89dbf4460f4..28212f75f7d 100644
--- a/usr.bin/awk/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/awk/Makefile
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ DEPENDOBJS+= maketab
 build-tools: maketab
 maketab: awkgram.tab.h ${BUILD_TOOLS_META}
 
-# awk needs some work before we can connect these tests to the build
-#HAS_TESTS=
-#SUBDIR.${MK_TESTS}+= tests
+HAS_TESTS=
+SUBDIR.${MK_TESTS}+= tests
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>